Jocelyn B. Smith - Sto perigiali (live, 2001)

Composer: Mikis Theodorakis / Lyrics: Giorgos Seferis. Part of a concert held in the ancient theater of Delphi (June, 2001), on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Dalaras and American jazz singer Jocelyn B. Smith, accompanied by the Ossipov Russian Orchestra, performed songs of Theodorakis (mostly) and other composers. Theodorakis was honoured for his efforts towards peace and human rights.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• theodorakis
• mikis
• greek
• greece
• music

[Ilkamy]

Kalimera, I'm very impressed... I didn't know the English version of the beautiful resistance-anthem against injustice and unequality!.

Well done Jocelyn B. Smith, especially the ending of the song! The English text are very similar to the Greek "Arnisi" Sto Perigiali lyrics!

By the way other languages have completly different words... but still beautiful.

Evxaristo poly gia to upload. Kind regards from Germany.

[mrsjock]

Thank you this is absolutely fantastic great to hear it in english even though i understand the greek version

[mastouras]

Jocelyn sings

With what fervour what passion, what yearnings and what pain,we realied our own mistakes and so changed our live

The actual lyrics are

Me th kardia, me th 'pnoi, th pothous kai th pathos

pirame th zwh ma. Lathos. Kai allaksame zwh

which basically mean

With what fervour what passion, what yearnings and what pain,

did we live our life. A mistake !

And so, we changed (the course of) our life

[mastouras]

sung beautifully and passionately. wow.

[jjgreek1]

what a voice - what a beautiful song

[hipocampelofantocame]

I enjoyed it, but I don't have your background.

[leafs2574]

disaster? yes.

hopless? yes.

however Giorgios Seferis' spirit is satisfied I would guess at his message being perpetuated so many years after his death.